Homemade winch

integrity640 · Kickflip Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 2866 City: Ocala

Well ive got this gocart(an 04) which is in great condition. Its been sittin in my uncles barn for 2 years since somethin broke(not on the motor). But anyway i started it up the 3rd try , hasnt been run in 2 years.

So i sat in it and realized i had grown prob 5 inches since i rode it last. I was thinkin......sell the frame and keep the motor. Id take the motor and make a winch out of it, just make mods to it. What do you guys think? Its a 2 seater yerf-dog gocart, they have them at sams club and a couple other stores. The motor is a 6.5 hp tecumseh engine, it tops out at 35 mph, so i dunno. Any input would help, such as if itd be way to much work or what.

Thanks, Ben

big country · Pop Shuvit Joined: 14 May 2005 Posts: 181

leave it on the car so you can take it anywhere. Just push the car where ever you need and make some sort of a brake on the cart so it doesnt move. Sick gocart winch......

Raven · Posted: Nov 10, 2005 9:31 pm Post subject:

I think it will work. I bet if you put a spool where the wheel is, you might not have to change anything. Just make a frame to hold the motor and spool.

ZoSo · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 900 City: Winnipeg

I'd keep it in the cart, fix it up and add on a PTO and seperate tranny for the whinch part. You'd have the fastest whinch in town.

BillyOLDS · Posted: Nov 10, 2005 11:07 pm Post subject:

wat style clutch does it have?

6.5 is fine thats wat we use on the grinch.

mario c. · Guest

integrity640, i have the gearing you need.12 tooth clutch and 72 tooth sprocket. 50 bucks.

integrity640 · Kickflip Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 2866 City: Ocala

i honestly dont know that much at all about motors. thats exactly what i was thinkin, put some type of spool along with a guide and making a metal mount like the blackbox has. Like i said, i dont know to much about motors, so if someone wants to pm me or im me we cn figure out what needs to be done.

headhuntermx4, i dont know. aim me or ill aim u tomorow and tell me what i need to look at. so i was thinkin like a blackbox (grinch to?)setup where its on the box with the square metal tubing. anywho any input would be great.
thanks!!!!!!
- ben

BillyOLDS · Posted: Nov 11, 2005 3:27 am Post subject:

thats just a normal clutch for go-carts, that is basically the same idea as the grinch used at the brodeo, rewind and i belive the black box. u will be fine with that, its not as smooth as the grinch but it can easily be gotten used to.
youlls have to make a frame with motor mounts and a make the mounts so u can slide the motor bakc to tighten the chain. ull also need most likely a bigger sproketc cause that one is made full pulling a person and the go-kart and will not have the torque to pull u up.

shocker · Pop Shuvit Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 155 City: VENICE

keep it so u can drive the go cart to that would be sick im just going to put a winch on the rack of a 4 weller then i can take the winch anywere

Jesse · Posted: Nov 14, 2005 10:26 pm Post subject:

Does a 4wheeler weigh enough to do that? Im not so sure about that one.

shocker · Pop Shuvit Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 155 City: VENICE

a 4x4 with a parking brake or a rock pretty sure it will work

Jesse · Posted: Nov 14, 2005 11:09 pm Post subject:

True, securing it would make it able. Laughing

I was picturing some dude ready to go and they start pullin him and the 4wheeler just gets pulled in the water Laughing

integrity640 · Kickflip Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 2866 City: Ocala

well i got the part that nees to be replaced, so i think im gone keep the cart for winter(getin towed with it) then this spring ill prob make it into a winch

Jholiday · Posted: Nov 15, 2005 10:56 pm Post subject:

ghetto, but sick, thats a pretty kewl idea